Easter was spent here at home. My family celebrated last weekend since it was my nephew, Dakota's, birthday as well and we could knock it out at one time. Jason and I decided that we were going to stick around here and just get things done around home. Good thing we did.
We went over to the Thirtyacre side Easter lunch and it was nice visiting with everyone. Cooper really enjoyed playing with Aidan and Sydney (cousins) and playing with all the toys. When we got home that night, we noticed he was breathing funny when we put him down for bed. His schedule was a little messed up yesterday, so he was not having it and was crying in his crib. We called our sitter to see what advice she could give us about the breathing and she just said to keep an eye on it and give him Tylenol. We did and he fell asleep. I was nervous because of his breathing, but also because I just knew something wasn't right and I had travel scheduled this week to KS (9 hours away).
Around 1:30-2:00 am, Cooper woke up screaming and still breathing funny. We decided that something wasn't right and called my Mom to see what she had to say. My parents came over to see what he sounded like and looked like and made us more certain that we needed to take him to ER. So, off we went and after 2 pokes to the finger, 3 x-rays, and many different vital checks, he was diagnosed with croup. They said that that's how it comes on...right in the middle of the night. The x-rays showed swelling in his throat and that is what was causing his crazy breathing. So, after more medicine, we finally got home around 4:30-5:00 am. Cooper fell asleep on the 10 minute ride home and was out until 8:30 am this morning. I made the decision to postpone my trip since I was not going to leave my little guy. We called Cooper's doctor this morning and he does not want Cooper going to daycare for the next 3-4 days. So, my Mom is watching Coop tomorrow and Wednesday and then I'm taking off on Thursday. I have Friday off, so he won't go back until next week. I think he would be able to go back by the end of the week, but I really don't want to get any of the kids sick, especially the babies.
It was a crazy Easter and I guess we were meant to stick close to home. Cooper still has the coughing, runny nose, and a slight fever. I'm sure within the next few days, he'll be feeling better.
Hope everyone had a great Easter!
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